Mr. Shannon, in fact, my colleague asked the minister's representative if there have been fewer disputes between the shippers and yourselves since Bills C-58 and C-8 have come to us for consideration. We are told no, there are the same number of disputes and unresolved situations.
This means that, even with a bill, you still cannot come to a friendly understanding on independent cases. That was our question. Are there fewer disputes brought to arbitration? No. There are just as many.
The fact that a bill has been tabled does not prevent you from keeping your monopoly. It is difficult for us to believe you. You tell us that there will be a meeting this afternoon in order to settle the dispute. But it is five past noon. It is too late. We are going to pass the bill. Your monopoly and your short-term profit-driven vision is going to mean that you are going to have to live with this bill.
In the past, I have not seen you trying to come to terms with your clients in any kind of open way.
The products from our regions must be delivered. The opposite is something that we want to avoid. In the last two or three years, we have not felt the will on your part to settle differences in the quickest way. Transport Canada tells us that things remain the same, and that there has been no move forward. You have not tried to settle differences as quickly as possible. Quite the opposite, you have dug in your heels. It is difficult for us to believe you today.